Ongoing increase in measles cases following importations, Japan, March 2014: times of challenge and opportunity

• Takuri Takahashi,
• Yuzo Arima,
• Hitomi Kinoshita,
• Kazuhiko Kanou,
• Takehito Saitoh,
• Tomimasa Sunagawa,
• Hiroaki Ito,
• Atsuhiro Kanayama,
• Ayako Tabuchi,
• Kazutoshi Nakashima,
• Yuichiro Yahata,
• Takuya Yamagishi,
• Tamie Sugawara,
• Yasushi Ohkusa,
• Tamano Matsui,
• Satoru Arai,
• Hiroshi Satoh,
• Keiko Tanaka-Taya,
• Katsuhiro Komase,
• Makoto Takeda,
• Kazunori Oishi

Affiliations

Takuri Takahashi

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Yuzo Arima

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Hitomi Kinoshita

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Kazuhiko Kanou

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Takehito Saitoh

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Tomimasa Sunagawa

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroaki Ito

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Atsuhiro Kanayama

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Ayako Tabuchi

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Kazutoshi Nakashima

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Yuichiro Yahata

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Takuya Yamagishi

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Tamie Sugawara

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Yasushi Ohkusa

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Tamano Matsui

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Satoru Arai

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Hiroshi Satoh

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Keiko Tanaka-Taya

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Katsuhiro Komase

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Makoto Takeda

Department of Virology 3, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

Kazunori Oishi

Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan